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For much of its 67-year history, Pakistan has challenged India — only to come up short at best and humiliated at worst. Sunday was no different, with Pakistan's cricket team continuing its losing streak against archrival India in the ICC World Cup. Here in Karachi, a chaotic port city of about 22 million people, the streets were deserted on Sunday as residents huddled around televisions and projection screens to watch the opening-round match. Similar scenes played out in cities and villages across Pakistan, a rare moment of national unity in a country known for political and ethnic divisions. "The people of Pakistan take this as a war and not a match," said...

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